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DATE=5/8/2000
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=CLINTON-SIERRA LEONE (S CQ)
NUMBER=2-262102
BYLINE=DAVID GOLLUST
DATELINE=WHITE HOUSE
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
 INTRO:  The Clinton administration says it is 
considering providing logistical support to help 
restore the authority of the beleaguered U-N 
peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone.  VOA's David 
Gollust reports from the White House.
TEXT:  Officials here say the United States may 
provide air transport if more U-N peacekeeping 
soldiers are dispatched to Sierra Leone but that there 
has been no discussion of providing American ground 
troops.  The situation in the West African country - 
where hundreds of U-N peacekeepers are being held 
hostage by rebels - is a matter of major concern in 
Washington.  President Clinton told reporters at a 
White House picture-taking session that it is 
important that the U-N force in Sierra Leone be made 
to work. 
            ///Clinton act///
      We're working now on what can be done to restore 
      the  vigor  of the U-N peacekeeping mission 
      there. And make it work. It's very important. 
      I've spent a lot of time on that the last four 
      or five days and we're working at it.
            ///end act///
The Clinton administration has been consulting with - 
among others - the British government, which has sent 
250 troops into Sierra Leone and has hundreds of 
others on standby in the region to help evacuate 
British citizens. (SIGNED)
NEB/DAG/KBK
08-May-2000 12:13 PM EDT (08-May-2000 1613 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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